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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
Washington.

The Wool Growers and Wool Dealers of
the United States, in annual session at Wash
ington, passed resolutions of remOnStrance
against the Presidents Message, because, they
claim, it was an attack upon their industry.
A GENERAL Christian conference, under
the auspices and direction of the Evangelical
Alliance for the United States, of which
William Z. Dodge, of New York, is Presi-
dent, has just been held at Washington.
Many prominent clergymen and laymen
from all of the Evangelical denominations in
this country were present.
THE Republican National Committee pub
lished an address to the voters of the country
announcing the preparations for the next
convention.
THE delegates of the Evangelical Alliance
called in body at the White House and
were received by the President and Mrs.
the visitors. Mr. Cleveland made short
address to the delegates.
THERE are thirty eight widows of revolu-
tionary soldiers on the pension lists.
AN effort will be made in the present Con
gress to reduce letter postage TO one cent.
JUDGE SMELL of the police court in Wash
ington fined George w. Harvey, a restaur-
ateur 800 for refusing to serve colored
lawyer named Hewlett. Harvey took an APP
peal
CHAIRMEN of the Senate Committees, as
appointed by the Republican caucus, are:
Appropriations, Allison; Commerce, Frye;
Finance, Morrill,; Foreign Relations, Sher-
man; Judiciary, Edmunds: Pensions, Davis;
Public Lands, Plumb; Agriculture and For
eStry, Palmer; Education and Labor Blair:
PoStoffices, Sawyer; Civil Service and Re-
trenchment, Chace.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
4 Curious DefOrnit-.

A seven year-old child of Herman
Myers, few miles southeast of Waits
burg, Washington Territory, died few
days ago. The child had from its in
fancy, doubtless, been dead to all the five
senses hearing, smelling, tasting, feel
ing and seeing. 1t never walked, stood
nor sat-nor even attempted to-yet it
grew physically all the time, and at the
period of its death was as tall as ordinary
children of its age. 1t never in any way
helped itself, nor attempted to. 1t would
eat what was put in its mouth, and when
ever food was put there. Its eyes were
as bright as ever seen, but they seemed
to be useless. 1t showed no signs of life
at any time, except that it breathed, ate
and digested its food
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
House Proceedings.

Sd DAY.-The Speaker laid before the
House the annual reports of the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Attorney General
and of the Clerk of the House. The Com
mittee on Mileage was announced. -. The
House adjourned after the introduction of
few resolutions relating to amendment of the
rules.
18th DAY.-The Speaker called upon Mr..
Crisp to preside, and requested the House to
appoint a Committee of Elections. He
stated that the early election of this commit
tee would greatly facilitate the appointment
of the other committees. %. A resolution was
adopted providing that the House will the
next day proceed to the election of the Com
mittee on Elections, and the House then adj
journed.
9Th DAY.-A large number of executive
communications were laid before the House
by the Speaker and appropriately REFERRED
and then at 1910 the House took q recess
until o'clock. After the recess, Mr.. Cannon
Qll.) offered resolution declaring that the fol-
lowing named gentlemen shall constitute the
Committee on Elections: Messrs. Crisp,
O'Ferrall, Cultivate, Barry, Maish, Heard
Johnson of North Carolina O'Neill of Indi-
ana, Moore, Rowell, Houk, Cooper, Lyman,
Johnson of Indiana, and Lodge. The reso-
luton unanimously adopted. The
Speaker. having resumed the chair, directed
all papers in the various contested election
cases to be referred to the Committee just
elected, and then the House adjourned for
two DAYS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
Foreign.

NJ CARSoT has been installed as President
of France in the Elysee Palace, and NJ. Cob
let has formed a new Cabinet.
GOLD in large quantities has been discov
cred in Wales.
JAMES G.. BLAINE, in an interview at Paris
with New York Tribune representative
made a long argument against President
Cleveland's Message recommendations re-
speeding free trade and the surplus. Mr..
Blaine thinks the tax on tobacco should be
repealed at once; that on whisky should be
retained and the surplus used to fortify our
seacOast.
IT is now declared that the Crown Prince
of Germany's throat trouble is not hopeless;
he may entirely recover.
ABOUT $1,000 cigarmalzers are on strike in
Havana, Cuba.
AN attempt was made at Halifax, Nova
Scotia, to blow up one of the principal forts.
Serious damage was done. Great excitement
prevailed among the soldiers.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
PRICES OF PRODUCTS.
Figures From the Agricultural De
partment's Report.

The December statistical report of the De-
partment OF Agriculture relates mainly to
farm prices of agricultural products The
average value of corn is Is. s cents per bushel,
against Sc last year and 81. s in 1888. In
1851 it was 63.S, when the estimated product
was l. 1874 9l6 900 bushels. The difference is
largely due to general depression of values
The prices respectively in 1881 and 1887 are
III and ~ in Ohio, 90 and IL in Indiana, IS
and Al in Illinois, II and 81 i'll Iowa, 65 ana
81 in Missouri, s. and 81 in Kansas, and SO
and 80 IN Nebraska. Prices in the Gulf
States average lower than last year, resulting
from nearly full home supply. In the At
!antic States prices OF homegrown corn are
ONLY slightly advanced
The average value of wheat is 90 cents,
only three mills higher than the average last
year 1t is So in New York, 81 in PennSyl-
&ania "a i'll Michigan, % in Ohio, y in Indi-
ana, 20 in Illinois, 64 i'll Wisconsin,, 62 in
Missouri 81 in Iowa and Kansas, 80 in Min
neSota, 53 in Nebraska and So in Dakota.
The average for oats is 3O.1 cents, against
~. : last year. Barley averages 52.2 instead
OF D last year. Buckwheat So. L, or IL cents
higher than last wear. The cereal averages
for the entire country differ very slightly
from those of last year, except as to corn.
The value of potatoes is greatly enhanced.
being IS. ) cents against As last year. II is
higher than for seven years, except in 1851.
The value Of hay is much increased. 1t aver
ages So 81 per ton, against 1886 last year.
The advance has been in the drought area of
the West.
Cotton values are about half cent higher
than in December last. The average planta-
per pound for the States of the Atlantic
coast; 60 for Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana: So for Tennessee and Arkansas.
and So for Texas
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
BUFFALO BILL ABROAD!
A Little Love AnairWhat the Cowboys
Think Of &c.

The success Of ''our own" Buffalo Bill-W.
+. Cody-in England Is very gratifying to
his thousands OF admirers on this side.
There was more truth than many imagined
In his reply to the inquiry:
What are you doing in England
Chiefly playing poker with DuCheSSes-
The English nobility quickly ''cottoned
to- Buffalo Bill, because they recognized that
he belonged TO a higher order than their own
Natures nobility Despite his wild life he
earl managed 10 acquire an education and
the polish which makes him easy even IN
royal society.
His polish is the bitter fruit. it is said, OF a
young love experience. When young man
on the plains, wild. woody and unkempt in
appearance and character, he fell in love
with daShing little school teacher. Full OF
pluck and faith IN himself he proposed to
her She laughed at him and he-collapsed-
After a time he braced up, bought some
books, and began 10 study.
His defeat proved his victory. The girl
was his mascot, and his successes are due to
her.
Magnificent specimens OF manhood though
they be Bills boys are not Perfection
Under date: Buffalo Bills Wild West Co,
London, Sept 49, 1887" ID. w. Shoemaker
of the Cowboy Band, writes: Some weeks
ago [ was suffering from great disorder Of
the liver and kidneys and general prostratiOn-
was forced to quit work and take my bed.
L called IN physician, who only afforded
temporary relief A friend induced me 10
take Warmers safe cure, which afforded
dIillOSI luSOdDl Tellel. anu dIueT taxing three
bottles, find myself in cool health as at
any time in my life"
Two other members of the Wild West
show, Nave Beardsley, pony express rider,
and Jim Mitchell, a cowboy, add to this
statement of Shoemaker's. that in their long
experience on the plains, from change of
water, climate and mode of life and severe
riding, they became subject to liver and
kidney diseases, and they have found a sure
remedy for these troubles III Warmers safe
cure. Naive Beardsley says: Il constantly
recommend it to my friends
Buffalo Bill has pluck and courage and
hard sense, and not only controls all the wild
elements that make up the Wild West show,
but controls himself
His experience as a scout makes him wary
discreet and shrewd. He quickly learns the
best way to secure results, and, like a true
man, has no prejudice against anything that
proves its merits.
Buffalo Bill is so popular in England he
may come home a ''Sir William" But if not
he will probably enjoy himself quite well,
having secured fortune ample enough for
I, firIo
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
South and West

THERE is danger Of a coal famine all over
Minnesota, and coal is SO ton, with pros
pect of a large advance when the billiards.
come.
A FIRE at Portsmouth, Ohio. destroyed the
Buckeye FIGURING Mills. NJ W. Anderson
the owner and a fireman were killed and
three other firemen dangerously injured
THE skeleton of man eight feet four inches
high has been uneart he'd at NogaleS, Arizona.
1t is thought the skeleton was one of the pre-
historic men whose monuments OF industry
still adorn the Territory S plains and valleys.
THREE colored men were hanged near
RiveS. Tenn, by a crowd of citizens for as
saulting a ten year-old girl.
GRAND MASTER WORKMAN POwDERLY
has suspended two Chicago Knights of La
Dor Assemblies for INSTRUMENTATION.
The Governor of Ohio sent State troops to
Fairview to suppress threatened trouble
among iron ore handlers
A GANG of ten train robbers has been cap
tured in Texas
Ten leaders of the striking ore handlers at
Fairport, Ohio, were arrested and taken to
gainesville on the charge of melting to riot
ONE man was instantly killed and seven
were seriously injured by the fall of scat
fold near Alton, FL
As passenger train approach Geneva,
small town in Miller County, Ark, at seven
O'Clock the other evening, three I'm boarded
the train and two miles east OF the station
rang down the brakes and, entering the ex
press car, robbed the safe of its contents.
A DALLAS Texas inventor has an electric
fish line which kills fish as it seizes the
hook, and at the same time rings bell on
shore.
In the stomach of a blue heron shot by
Charles Smith at Burg Hill, Ohio, were found
forty-Seven carp. From their appearance
they constituted but one meal.
A VEIN of coal four feet thick has been dis
covered near Blanstown, Iowa.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

The square marks the place where the
likeness of the writer is to go. A photo
grapher in the same neighborhood told
a reporter that he was doing large bust
ness in miniatures.
My patrons are mostly young people,"
he said. They are very particular about
every little detail of the picture, and
order as many as ten and twenty dozen at
a time. The photographs are about the
size of an ordinary postage stamp, and are
gummed upon the back. Some order
their pictures finished in colors. 1t takes
considerable time and skill to paint them
satisfactorily, and they are consequently
expensive; but such is the vanity of my
patrons that they do not hesitate at cost.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
RECESS APPOINTMENTS.
A Long List Sent to the Senate by
the President

A Long List Sent to the Senate by
the President.
The President has sent to the Senate long
list of appointments made during the recess
of Congress, including those of the following
Ministers to foreign governments:
Oscar S. Strauss of New York to Turkey
Alex r. Lawton of Georgia to Austria Hun
gary, Bayless W. Hanna of Indiana to the
Argentine Republic, S. S. Carlisle of Louis-
ana to Bolivia
Consuls General-Jared L. Rathbone, of
California. at Paris; Charlton II. Way, Of
Georgia, at st. Petersburg: ID. L. Pringle, of
South Carolina, at COnstantinople; H. NJ
Seweu of Maine, at Apia.
There are also several Secretaries of Lega-
ton a large number of COnsuls, G. Browne
Goode to be Fish Commissioner. Leigh W.
Reed of Virginia to be Assistant Register of
the Treasury. four Collectors of internal rev.
enue ten Collectors of customs, a number of
appraisers and special examiners in the Gus
toms service, promotion in the revenue ma
rine service. two supervisors of steam vessels,
and the following PostmasterS:
William W. Fisk. Athol, Mass. Frank A.
Campbell. Woonsocket. r. /. Louisa T. Long,
Greenville Ala. James W. White, koscius
ko, Miss: Louis E Humrichouse, Dighton,
Kan. William W. Thielkeld, Scott, Kan :;
Herbert Battenberg. Haysprings, Neb.;
Frank Pay, BenkleEnan, Neb.; William 5.
Marrow, Nashville, Ill Hugh c. Armstrong,
Noesho. Mo.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
THE NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern and Middle States

JOHN MoST, the New York Anarchist
leader found guilty OF using language de
signed to break the peace at recent meet
ing has been sentenced to one years i'm
prisonment; but stay OF proceedings has
been granted pending an appeal to a higher
Court.
The schooner Nellie s. Terrell, bound from
Baltimore 10 Wareham, Mass, collided off
the New Jersey coast with the steamer Al
giers. and was sunk. The steward AMI two
men were lost
THE table glassware workers OF Pittsburg,
Penn, struck against the rules adopted by
the manufacturers. Every factory but one
was closed, and :, 200 men were idle.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
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Signatures by Photograph.

A strong evidence of youthful vanity,
says the New York Nail and Express, is
the fact of FASTING a miniature likeness of
the writer at the bottom of q letter where
the signature properly belongs. An up
town statiOner has received many orders
for letter and note paper to be engraved
at the bottom of the sheet in this manner:
Yours very truly,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

THE citizens of Urich., Mo, are excited
over big coal find near them. Thirty five
feet below the surface six-foot vein of the
car loads which were put on the market at
Kansas City fetched twenty-four cents q
-SUSheL
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

1.-The plays the thing.
Wherein I'll reach the conscience OF he kim
And equally true is il that DR.. Pierre.
"Pleasant Purgatiy' Pc let's the original Lit
tie Liver Pills. are the most effectual mean,
that can be used to reach the seat OF disease
cleansing the bowels and system, and assisting
nature in her recuperative work. BY druggists
IN Michigan two bucks that had their horns
locked SO that they could not get apart Rers
killed by hunters recently.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

Was Bound to Keep Trying n. Lone -
Life La sted. -

WORTHvILLE. y. ". sept. 70. ~
DR.. KHpaer. Dcdr Sir wrote you -orn. tim.
ago about my ase, without the last faith .h,.
you could do anyt hi < for me, a. had skid,
ferent physical and got no relief. and wa -
peatedly told that cou not b, cur a. br,
was bound TO keep trying as long a. ! IL ias,as
1 was urged by my wife 10 write you abog, my
case, as did in the spring. You wrote mo -
try your swamp Root Kidney, Liverand sle4-
der cure. l used ii as directed and the result,
was, before had taken the third bottle ~,
entirely cured, and have been gaining ev.-
since My case was a Hemorrhage OF the BlAd-
der, VIII Oh had been draining my life Yer ~,
years, and can say to-day that c n eat. .Ieo,
and work better than have before in twenty
years. say God bless on, and may tho ~.
fiicted do as 1 have done. U.s. Swamq-H..,,
and be healed Yours truly.
GEO. ID. MACOMRFE
Don't neglect early symptoms At drucsis.,
S1OO per bottle, 6 bottles 100, or by eIp-,-.
DR.. Kilmer a Co. Binghamton, y. Y.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
Anr Smnm BOY. rith n @tick.

can kill tiger.if the tiger happens To BE- found
deapliest and most feared of disease, In This
country, can asSuredly h" conquered and Ge-
stroyed if DR.. Pierce's Go. den Medical Dis
cOYerY'' be emDlOY ed carly.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

A CALIFORNIA tramp set fire to lot % rail-
road ties in order that he might be sent %
state prison and learn a trade.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

ACCORDING to President Willis more than
20 per cent of the graduate of Michigan OF
lege have become farmers
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

EVEN reckoning makes lasting
friends, and the way to make reckonings
even is to make them often.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

The "Favorite Prescription" of DIR. Pjerr,
cures -. enale weakness and kindred aiTec-
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23

BLooD-RED owl was caught in the ,yp,.5,
near Jacksonville, ILL.,, the other day. II = he
only one of the kind ever seen in the state.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1887-12-23
Consumption surely Cared.

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-10
DECORATIVE ART.
Practical Instructions for Amateurs and
Others Interested in the subject.

Practical Instructions for Amateurs and
Others Interested in the subject.
The beginner should draw all orna-
ments in circles of from one to three
inches in diameter. Atldesigns should
preference to 4 small one. Mere repe-
tition or republication Is perhaps the
basis Of decorative art. \ simple line
or band drawn round Il cup i orna-
mental, because its every part repro
duccs. so to speak. the rest. So it is
with q line of dots or balls; still more
50 with leaves. n architecture repeti-
ton is absolutely necessary to
insure harmony and strength.
But it becomes very nlonotonous where
there Is ford ornament and detail. In
such eases there NAV be 4 perfect eff
feet produced By having the compart-
ments or larger divisions alike, while
the details are all varied \ great
deal of minor decorative art at the
present day is wearisome and fiat be-
cause OF its mere kaleidoscope repeti-
ton. It Is considered enough 20 repeat
a heart or flower six times round a
given point to make an ornament. But
it is remarkable how a very little
change in a few tri.iing details viii
give character even 10 such
a design. These irregularities,
like the discorI in music,'' are
suggestive of originality. Long and
earnest study Of ornamental design
leads Us, indeed. to find in it depths of
expression which make it like a written
language of such emotions as music ex-
presses There are abrupt curves and
unexpected branchings which are like
caprices; long continued graceful
sweeps which suggest the swelling
notes Of an organ: there is melody and
harmony: and all this to the ex-
perienced artist who thinks and reads
is far too frequent and approaches too
nearly to a system, to be re-
garded as 3 mass Of forced or
fanciful SMILES. Many persons who
can even draw the human figure well,
or paint excellent landscapes. are often
bewildered at complicated arabeSque
and ornamental interlaces and believe
them to be beyond their power. while.
III tact, anybody can learn to make
them. By cutting ont tolerably SIM
pie pattern from paper and laying up
on another of a different formation. we
can produce design which is like old
Irish illumination, quite bewildering.
especially if we develop and
add TO the ornaments. Begin
ners should have clear and
definite idea as to how certain objects
should be proportional" and
spaced First of all they should be
taught that 4 pattern. especially one
for metal. leather. wood, or any single
eolors. should never take up more than
half the space, less being better. The
temptation to artists to overdo their
work and never TO know where to stop,
is illustrated in most wall paper. in
which any thing like ground is hardly
pereeDtible.-.irt Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-10
GROWING HOPS.
the Soil and Precautions Necessary
Their Successful Cultivation.

The Soil and Precautions Necessary to
Their Successful Cultivation
ANY land adapted to growing corn
will be suitable for hops The soil
should be good and well prepared. just
before the time of setting. which should
be done rs soon a the ground will adj
NIT of being well TILED. The roots. or
hop sets, as they are called, are sprouts
thrown out from the crown. and are
full of ewes. and may be cut in pieces
two or three inches in length. There
should always be two or three eyes on
each piece The sets are sold by the
bushel. Two or three roots should be
put into each hill, They should be
planted by hand in hills six feet square
or seven feet by eight In rich land
the wider space is preferable, a.
the vines viii fully occupy the
ground. and if placed closer together
they could not be cultivated with
horse. The land may be marked out
TO indicate the places for setting the
roots. and afterward hill of potatoes
or eorn--the first being preferable
Saay be planted between each hill OF